History
The University of California, Berkeley Music Department was founded in 1895, and first came to be recognized as a first-class music department under the chairmanship of Albert Elkus in the 1930's. During Elkus' tenure, the department attracted major gifts for scholarships, buildings, and fellowships, and appointed well-known scholars and composers to professorships, most notably Roger Sessions and Manfred Bukofzer. Following the Second World War, the department continued to build its reputation. Berkeley's graduate programs in musicology, ethnomusicology, and musical composition continue to be ranked highly among similar programs across the United States.
--adapted from program notes, Music at Berkeley: The University of California 125th Anniversary
From the guide to the Non-administrative Files, Music Dept., 1909-ongoing (bulk 1940-1960), (The Music Library)
